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Victoria Hotel
$Pubs · Brunswick
Mellow watering hole with creative pub grub, sports on TV & pool, plus a beer garden.
4.4(541)· GoogleView details →
Melbourne
Best Pubs in Melbourne (2026)
144 pubs in Melbourne, compiled from each venue's published details and Google Places data, ordered by Spot Score. Use the filters for suburb, price, hours and features.
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Royal Saxon
$$Pubs · Richmond
Stylish multi-level spot with a courtyard for pub classics, pizza & cocktails, plus DJs & events.
4.3(813)· GoogleView details →
61Spot Score
Village Belle Hotel
$$Pubs · St Kilda
Bistro standards doled out in an old-school 1800s pub with a sunny courtyard and weekly live music.
4.2(1,854)· GoogleView details →
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Young and Jacksons
$$Pubs · Melbourne
Time-tested pub with craft beer, a rooftop cider bar and a casual Modern Australian restaurant.
4.2(4,681)· GoogleView details →
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The Workers Club
$Pubs · Fitzroy
Modern Australian cuisine served in a warm, vibrant pub with outdoor seating & regular live music.
4.2(1,414)· GoogleView details →
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The Fitzroy Beer Garden
$$Pubs · Fitzroy
DJs and cocktails in a vibrant pub with colourful, offbeat decor and a spacious, leafy beer garden.
4.3(1,069)· GoogleView details →
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Labour in Vain
$Pubs · Fitzroy
Pubs in Fitzroy, Melbourne.
4.4(519)· GoogleView details →
61Spot Score
The Vic Hotel Footscray
$Pubs · Footscray
Pub grub is served along with wine, spirits & craft beer at this unpretentious gathering place.
4.3(905)· GoogleView details →
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The Courthouse
$$Pubs · North Melbourne
This relaxed, art-filled pub with dark wood accents offers hearty pub plates & craft beer.
4.4(603)· GoogleView details →
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Sporting Club Hotel
$$Pubs · Brunswick
Bars in Brunswick, Melbourne.
4.5(341)· GoogleView details →
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Jimmy O'Neills Whiskey & Alehouse
$$Pubs · St Kilda
Bars in St Kilda, Melbourne.
4.4(587)· GoogleView details →
61Spot Score
The Wild Geese Hotel
Pubs · Brunswick
Pubs in Brunswick, Melbourne.
4.5(310)· GoogleView details →
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Inkerman Hotel
$Pubs · St Kilda East
A historic St Kilda East pub with generous meals, live music, sport, pool tables, TAB facilities and a dog-friendly beer garden.
4.4(681)· GoogleView details →
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Central Club Hotel - North Melbourne
$$Pubs · North Melbourne
Casual bistro & bar offering burgers, wings & other classic pub fare, with daily specials.
4.6(270)· GoogleView details →
61Spot Score
Richmond Club Hotel
$$Pubs · Richmond
Contemporary bar with booth seating & chequered floors, serving boutique burgers & craft beer.
4.2(1,696)· GoogleView details →
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Ashley Hotel
$$Pubs · Braybrook
Streamlined rooms in an unpretentious hotel offering an airy sports bar/restaurant, plus free Wi-FI.
4.2(1,682)· GoogleView details →
61Spot Score
Mail Exchange Hotel
$$Pubs · Melbourne
Steaks, burgers and seafood dished up in a cosmopolitan pub with a cocktail lounge and a courtyard.
4.2(3,591)· GoogleView details →
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The Hawthorn Hotel
$$Pubs · Hawthorn
Popular pub dating from 1868 featuring live sports & a beer garden, plus classic pub dishes.
4.2(1,400)· GoogleView details →
About these results
The Australian pub is a social institution — somewhere to catch the footy, settle in for a counter meal or while away a sunny afternoon in the beer garden. These are Melbourne's most-loved locals and historic watering holes.
Listings are compiled from each venue's own published information and Google Places data, and ordered by Spot Score — a composite of attributed ratings, review volume, category fit and information freshness, not a firsthand review. Hours-based filters use published opening hours, which are not kitchen or last-order times. Sponsored placements are labelled and never counted in results. Spotted an error? Send a correction.
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What are the best pubs in Melbourne?+
The pubs on this page are ordered by Spot Score, which combines attributed Google ratings, review volume, category fit and how recently the details were re-checked against their sources. The highest scorers appear first.
How is the Melbourne pubs ranking decided?+
We blend independent signals — Google star ratings and review counts, popularity, the completeness of available information and freshness — into a single Spot Score out of 100. It is a composite of those signals, not a firsthand review, and it cannot be bought.
Can I filter pubs by suburb or price?+
Yes. Use the filters to narrow by suburb, minimum Google rating, price level, whether a place is open now according to its published hours, and features such as dog-friendly or outdoor seating. A filter only matches venues whose details state that feature.
How many pubs are listed in Melbourne?+
We currently list 144 pubs across Melbourne and surrounding suburbs. Venues are added over time and details are re-checked against their published sources; please confirm hours with the venue before you go.